
Andressa Taverna
Counsellor, RTC (they, them)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
3 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V6C
Let's Connect (249) 504-0436

Hi, I am Andressa Taverna. Being a trauma survivor has moulded me and impacted my life in many obvious and also many mysterious ways. Numbing out and dissociating has helped me bear the trauma, but burying it deep and pretending it didn’t exist never really worked. It was only when I started looking at it and inviting my demons to come forward, to speak up, to scream out their rage, that what I saw behind it was pain. Eventually, I saw that they were not demons after all, but my inner child.
When I connected with my inner child and received adequate support, I could then understand and separate who I really was and what was just the effects of the trauma. When I started feeling like my true self, I could also begin dreaming and choosing how I wanted to move forward.
I work with many people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, childhood trauma/PTSD through the use of trauma-informed, somatic based IFS (Internal Family Systems) and EMDR therapy. I abide by a non-judgmental and compassionate framework, and I can assist you individually or in a couples/relationship setting.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $165
- Couple Sessions $200
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa
Insurance
- Green Shield Canada
- Manulife
- Pacific Blue Cross
- SunLife
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (249) 504-0436

Andressa Taverna
Counsellor, RTC
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by Province of British Columbia / 3036 Andressa Taverna
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Relationship Issues
- Adverse Childhood Experiences
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Codependency
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- First Responders
- Grief
- Infertility
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Parenting
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Self Esteem
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sexual Abuse
- Shame & Guilt
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Transgender
- Women's Issues
3 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
Portuguese
Religion
Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
Portuguese
Religion
Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Feminist
- Imago
- Inner Child Work
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Somatic
- Trauma Focused
Location
Call for a free consultation now - (249) 504-0436

Andressa Taverna
Counsellor, RTC